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Making a home is about more than laundry and cleaning. Fundamentally, homemaking starts with the very house you live in. After all, how can you make a cozy, safe space if you don’t first start with the bricks and mortar? This is the crème de la crème of homemaking, and it can make all the difference in helping you get on track at last.

The trouble is that, while you’re good at the domestic stuff, you may have never turned your hand to decorating. Maybe you’ve left things as they were when you moved in, or perhaps you’ve always relied on professionals to get the job done. 

Either way, there’s a disconnect between you and those all-important four walls, and it’s something you need to overcome to improve your environment and get your homemaking journey back on track. Fear not, because you truly do have the power to make a house a home. Start today by considering the following simple pointers. 

Inspiration in the best places

 

Inspiration is a home maker’s 101, and it’s guaranteed the key to unlocking your decorating journey. Whether your house is old, tired, or simply doesn’t suit you anymore, the ideas are out there to turn it around. But, don’t think you need to keep things simple. Go all out looking at grand entrances of the rich and famous, then recreate them with options as offered by  Forever Custom Iron Doors. Seek affordable versions of those grand ball chandeliers. Or, invest in replica wallpaper that brings something of the mansion to your space. The point is – you don’t need to keep decor subtle if it no longer suits you. Make a home you can be proud of by finding inspiration from the big guns.

Imagination is key

Once you’re armed with the best inspiration, it’s time to let your imagination take over. After all, it’s one thing to see a grand iron entrance on a villa in Italy, but you might struggle to picture the same in your suburban home. Or, perhaps you can’t even think what wallpaper would work in your living room. The secret is very much imagination, and that’s something you already have in bucketloads. To unlock that ability, simply print out the features you like best in other people’s homes, hold them up against what you currently have, and then close your eyes. Just like that, you can start to transform the space without doing a thing. 

Research the practical stuff

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Sadly, visualization does not a home make, and there’s going to come a time when you need to turn that inspiration into practical decor know-how. Luckily, there are plenty of ways to ease your passage here. For one thing, resources like YouTube offer advice on near enough anything you might need to know around the home. Failing that, a quick Google search will probably teach you exactly how to put that inspiration into action. And, that could soon see you with the home of your dreams in no time.

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Kori

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Kori is a late diagnosed autistic/ADHD mom. She is currently located in Albany, NY where she is raising a neurodiverse family. Her older daughter is non-speaking autistic (and also has ADHD and Anxiety) and her youngest daughter is HSP/Gifted. A blogger, podcaster, writer, product creator, and coach; Kori shares autism family life- the highs, lows, messy, and real. Kori brings her own life experiences as an autistic woman combined with her adventures in momming to bring you the day-to-day of her life at home. Kori is on a mission to empower moms of autistic children to make informed parenting decisions with confidence and conviction.

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